Research

Soil analysis before, 10 years after effluent irrigation

June 23, 2014 By
By Yaling Qian To ensure sustainable and affordable water supplies, more and more golf courses are using effluent water for irrigation. It is well documented that some effluent water sources have marginal quality with relatively high levels of nutrients and ...

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Winterkill in the crosshairs: Preparing greens for winter

June 23, 2014 By
By Sam Bauer, Brian Horgan, Ph.D. and Lindsey Hoffman, Ph.D. Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles by the authors on turf survival during winter. The 2013-2014 winter has gone down in the record books as one of ...

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Pursuing Poa annua-free cool-season fairways

June 23, 2014 By
All golf courses, regardless of budget, struggle to minimize Poa annua in fairways. Thinning or complete death of Poa annua in summer or winter, plus additional damage to the desired species inevitably leads to reseeding the desired turf. However, Poa ...

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Patent laws need to change for chemical, pharmaceutical companies

June 23, 2014 By
Basel, Switzerland is a beautiful city that sits on the Swiss, French and German borders. It has a population just under 200,000 and has been around since 374 A.D. Basel has been home to chemical and pharmaceutical companies for centuries. ...

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A day with club managers: Committees managing golf courses

June 23, 2014 By
Guess who isn’t a big fan of committees to manage a golf club? Club managers. Or at least, the 40-plus club managers I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days with at a golf community in West Palm ...

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Grigg Brothers to launch plant nutrition products in Australia

June 9, 2014 By
Grigg Brothers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brandt Consolidated, Inc., is set to launch its plant nutrition products in Australia through Globe Australia, a division of Amgrow Group, this summer. More than ten products are included in the launch, including ...

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